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Former ST journalist dies after long illness

SIBU: Former New Sarawak Tribune journalist Clarence Ting passed away on Wednesday at Sibu Hospital after a long illness. Ting, 63, suffered a stroke in 2011. He leaves behind wife Marie Doris Pui Tshiu Fan, and four grown-up children –sons Ting Zhong Herr and Ting Zhong Shu, and daughters Ting Mei Xiu and Ting Jing […]

SMC after coffee shops operating as bistros

SIBU: Sibu Municipal Council (SMC) has warned coffee shop operators to not operate as bistros, which is tantamount to misusing their licences. Its Chairman, Clarence Ting told reporters after a full council meeting yesterday (June 27) that it is unacceptable them to say they are unaware of the rules. “They claim they don’t know. There […]

Keeping clean begins with you

SIBU: You can bring about a cleaner environment by first cleaning your own house compound. Sibu Municipal Council (SMC) Chairman, Clarence Ting, made the point when officiating at the ‘Gotong Royong Mega 1.0 Perangi Aedes 2022’ at Kampung Bahagia Jaya Teku on Sunday. According to Ting whenever people gather and conduct gotong royong it is […]

Business operators welcome vaccination certificate initiative

SIBU: Sibu Municipal Council (SMC) chairman Clarence Ting Ing Horh said that licensed business operators here welcomed the council’s initiative to issue vaccination certificates. According to him, this demonstrates a high level of awareness among business operators on the importance of vaccination in efforts to revive the economy following the Covid-19 pandemic. He went on […]

Show vaccination cert to enter Sibu Night Market

SIBU: Only individuals who have completed both doses of the vaccination will be allowed to enter or visit the Sibu Night Market located at Butterfly Garden here effective Sept 1. Sibu Municipal Council (SMC) chairman Clarence Ting Ing Horh said the public are required to show proof of their vaccination status to the enforcement officers […]

Council to issue vaccination certificate to businesses

SIBU: The Sibu Municipal Council (SMC) must strive to restore the community’s confidence and trust in the effort to revive the economy, which has been affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. Its chairman Clarence Ting Ing Horh said the council would be issuing vaccination confirmation certificate to its traders who have been fully vaccinated to assure […]

88 hawkers, traders undergo swab test

SIBU: Eighty-eight hawkers and traders in the Sibu Municipal Council (SMC) areas on Monday underwent the rT-PCR swab test. SMC chairman, Clarence Ting said those who went for the test were among those who had registered to be vaccinated but were not injected yet. “All hawkers and traders under the jurisdiction of SMC should undergo […]

Inoculation a must soon for all traders, workers in Sibu

SIBU: Sibu Municipal Council may make it compulsory for all traders and their workers to be vaccinated against Covid-19 for public safety. In saying this yesterday, SMC chairman Clarence Ting Ing Horh added, “We will offer certificates to everyone who has been vaccinated. Those who do not receive the vaccines will have their premises closed […]

Promote vaccination to traders

SIBU: More than a quarter of the traders at Pasar Minggu Sibu in Taman Indah, Teku here have not registered for Covid-19 vaccination programme yet. Sibu Municipal Council (SMC) chairman Clarence Ting Ing Horh discovered this when he visited the market on Sunday. “From our survey at this market, many traders do not want to […]

Earth Hour celebration in Sibu next year

SIBU: The inaugural state level Earth Hour celebration will be held here in Sibu for the first-time next year. This was revealed by Sibu Municipal Council (SMC) chairman Clarence Ting Ing Horh during a live broadcast of the Earth Hour celebration, here last Saturday night (Mar 27). Ting said Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk […]